Lao PDR - Population Growth 2017
1.57%
+0.01pp from 2016
Lao PDR's population growth was 1.57% in 2017, increased +0.01pp from 1.56% in 2016. This was the 137th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Sudan | -5.42% | -114.1% |
| 2nd | British Virgin Islands | -3.54% | -95.3% |
| 3rd | Lebanon | -2.61% | -11.8% |
| 4th | Marshall Islands | -2.50% | -10.8% |
| 5th | Puerto Rico (US) | -2.02% | -29.4% |
| 6th | Moldova | -1.73% | -48.5% |
| 7th | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.62% | -11.5% |
| 8th | Dominica | -1.61% | -40.0% |
| 9th | Croatia | -1.61% | -47.9% |
| 10th | Albania | -1.54% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Bulgaria | -1.32% | -2.0% |
| 12th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.28% | 1.4% |
| 13th | American Samoa | -1.27% | -5.4% |
| 14th | Lithuania | -1.21% | -3.9% |
| 15th | St. Martin (French part) | -0.91% | -75.5% |
| 16th | Latvia | -0.89% | 3.0% |
| 17th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.65% | -13.0% |
| 18th | Macao SAR, China | -0.63% | -142.5% |
| 19th | Romania | -0.58% | -0.8% |
| 20th | Tuvalu | -0.56% | -85.6% |
| 21st | Serbia | -0.53% | -1.6% |
| 22nd | Guam | -0.45% | -11.0% |
| 23rd | Armenia | -0.43% | -5.3% |
| 24th | North Macedonia | -0.40% | -25.6% |
| 25th | Ukraine | -0.40% | -8.0% |
| 26th | Hungary | -0.34% | 12.8% |
| 27th | Portugal | -0.24% | 22.7% |
| 28th | Virgin Islands (US) | -0.22% | -20.1% |
| 29th | Greece | -0.20% | 52.4% |
| 30th | Italy | -0.19% | 1.0% |
| 31st | Tonga | -0.16% | 70.5% |
| 32nd | Cuba | -0.16% | -88.3% |
| 33rd | Belarus | -0.11% | -225.1% |
| 34th | Japan | -0.08% | -60.1% |
| 35th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.05% | -108.4% |
| 36th | Fiji | -0.04% | -169.2% |
| 37th | Greenland | -0.02% | -119.4% |
| 38th | Aruba | 0.01% | -99.0% |
| 39th | Poland | 0.01% | 129.0% |
| 40th | Georgia | 0.01% | -77.6% |
| 41st | New Caledonia | 0.04% | -51.8% |
| 42nd | Slovenia | 0.07% | -11.0% |
| 43rd | Cabo Verde | 0.07% | 111.8% |
| 44th | Saudi Arabia | 0.07% | -98.0% |
| 45th | Palau | 0.08% | -44.5% |
| 46th | Singapore | 0.09% | -93.2% |
| 47th | Mauritius | 0.09% | 31.2% |
| 48th | Montenegro | 0.10% | -10.5% |
| 49th | Estonia | 0.12% | 315.9% |
| 50th | European Union | 0.14% | -27.2% |
| 51st | Slovak Republic | 0.16% | 20.4% |
| 52nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.16% | 113.4% |
| 53rd | Isle of Man | 0.17% | 212.6% |
| 54th | Russian Federation | 0.19% | -26.0% |
| 55th | Nepal | 0.20% | -57.8% |
| 56th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.20% | -35.4% |
| 57th | Bermuda | 0.20% | 959.2% |
| 58th | Barbados | 0.20% | -6.0% |
| 59th | El Salvador | 0.21% | -25.8% |
| 60th | Jamaica | 0.21% | -20.9% |
| 61st | Finland | 0.23% | -18.4% |
| 62nd | Spain | 0.24% | 215.1% |
| 63rd | Czechia | 0.27% | 38.3% |
| 64th | Channel Islands | 0.27% | 1.4% |
| 65th | Grenada | 0.27% | -32.4% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 0.27% | -19.0% |
| 67th | Korea | 0.28% | -29.2% |
| 68th | France | 0.29% | 10.0% |
| 69th | Curaçao | 0.32% | -69.9% |
| 70th | French Polynesia | 0.33% | -31.0% |
| 71st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.37% | 12.7% |
| 72nd | Germany | 0.37% | -53.7% |
| 73rd | Belgium | 0.39% | -23.9% |
| 74th | St. Lucia | 0.40% | -6.5% |
| 75th | Thailand | 0.42% | -6.3% |
| 76th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.46% | -3.4% |
| 77th | United Kingdom | 0.55% | -31.3% |
| 78th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.55% | -11.4% |
| 79th | Netherlands | 0.59% | 11.1% |
| 80th | China | 0.61% | 5.6% |
| 81st | Bahamas, The | 0.62% | -10.9% |
| 82nd | Denmark | 0.64% | -17.6% |
| 83rd | Guyana | 0.64% | 2.8% |
| 84th | Liechtenstein | 0.65% | 10.1% |
| 85th | South Africa | 0.65% | -30.5% |
| 86th | United States | 0.69% | -11.8% |
| 87th | Austria | 0.69% | -35.8% |
| 88th | Brazil | 0.73% | -4.4% |
| 89th | Eswatini | 0.75% | 28.9% |
| 90th | Kosovo | 0.75% | 225.5% |
| 91st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.77% | 24.1% |
| 92nd | Myanmar | 0.77% | -2.6% |
| 93rd | Norway | 0.81% | -8.3% |
| 94th | Eritrea | 0.82% | 33.0% |
| 95th | Bangladesh | 0.85% | -4.7% |
| 96th | Bhutan | 0.86% | -11.6% |
| 97th | Argentina | 0.88% | -9.0% |
| 98th | Switzerland | 0.93% | -14.5% |
| 99th | Mexico | 0.94% | -3.5% |
| 100th | Samoa | 0.94% | 10.6% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 0.94% | -6.6% |
| 102nd | Azerbaijan | 0.98% | -12.2% |
| 103rd | Suriname | 1.01% | -3.8% |
| 104th | Indonesia | 1.02% | -4.9% |
| 105th | Tunisia | 1.05% | -4.7% |
| 106th | Monaco | 1.07% | -23.5% |
| 107th | Dominican Republic | 1.09% | -2.1% |
| 108th | Sri Lanka | 1.14% | 0.9% |
| 109th | India | 1.16% | -2.5% |
| 110th | Canada | 1.20% | 5.6% |
| 111th | Morocco | 1.20% | 0.5% |
| 112th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.21% | -3.9% |
| 113th | Seychelles | 1.22% | -8.5% |
| 114th | Viet Nam | 1.24% | -1.2% |
| 115th | Lesotho | 1.24% | 2.1% |
| 116th | Philippines | 1.29% | -4.0% |
| 117th | Türkiye | 1.30% | -3.6% |
| 118th | Nicaragua | 1.33% | -1.0% |
| 119th | Sweden | 1.35% | 7.2% |
| 120th | Ireland | 1.35% | 5.1% |
| 121st | Haiti | 1.36% | -2.6% |
| 122nd | Cyprus | 1.38% | -3.9% |
| 123rd | Cambodia | 1.38% | -5.3% |
| 124th | Pakistan | 1.41% | 8.6% |
| 125th | Botswana | 1.42% | 0.1% |
| 126th | Paraguay | 1.42% | -2.0% |
| 127th | Faroe Islands | 1.44% | 25.1% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.44% | 0.4% |
| 129th | Zimbabwe | 1.44% | 3.9% |
| 130th | Colombia | 1.45% | 46.5% |
| 131st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.46% | -1.9% |
| 132nd | Peru | 1.47% | 10.5% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 1.51% | 6.5% |
| 134th | Ecuador | 1.53% | 4.9% |
| 135th | Nauru | 1.55% | -12.7% |
| 136th | Kazakhstan | 1.56% | 1.6% |
| 137th | Lao PDR | 1.57% | 0.5% |
| 138th | Chile | 1.58% | 31.0% |
| 139th | Libya | 1.60% | 4.7% |
| 140th | São Tomé and Principe | 1.60% | -5.0% |
| 141st | Djibouti | 1.64% | -2.5% |
| 142nd | Australia | 1.65% | 5.4% |
| 143rd | Central African Republic | 1.68% | -7.0% |
| 144th | Uzbekistan | 1.69% | -1.8% |
| 145th | Panama | 1.71% | -0.9% |
| 146th | Gibraltar | 1.73% | 24.3% |
| 147th | Malaysia | 1.76% | -0.1% |
| 148th | Guatemala | 1.82% | -1.3% |
| 149th | Honduras | 1.85% | -1.5% |
| 150th | Timor-Leste | 1.89% | -1.0% |
| 151st | Mongolia | 1.93% | -5.0% |
| 152nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.93% | -5.9% |
| 153rd | Israel | 1.94% | -1.1% |
| 154th | Liberia | 1.94% | -4.9% |
| 155th | West Bank and Gaza | 1.99% | -11.5% |
| 156th | Comoros | 1.99% | -2.9% |
| 157th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.00% | -1.8% |
| 158th | Algeria | 2.03% | -1.2% |
| 159th | New Zealand | 2.09% | -7.0% |
| 160th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.10% | -5.0% |
| 161st | San Marino | 2.16% | 250.0% |
| 162nd | Andorra | 2.17% | 22,254.8% |
| 163rd | Kenya | 2.17% | -1.5% |
| 164th | Ghana | 2.20% | -3.6% |
| 165th | Iraq | 2.23% | -6.7% |
| 166th | Cayman Islands | 2.25% | -3.8% |
| 167th | Jordan | 2.25% | -52.3% |
| 168th | Turkmenistan | 2.29% | -0.4% |
| 169th | Belize | 2.30% | -0.8% |
| 170th | Vanuatu | 2.33% | 4.8% |
| 171st | Rwanda | 2.35% | -1.0% |
| 172nd | Iceland | 2.35% | 69.0% |
| 173rd | Burundi | 2.35% | 36.5% |
| 174th | Sierra Leone | 2.39% | 1.3% |
| 175th | Papua New Guinea | 2.39% | -3.1% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | 2.43% | 0.4% |
| 177th | Luxembourg | 2.43% | 12.8% |
| 178th | Nigeria | 2.43% | -1.6% |
| 179th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.44% | -3.0% |
| 180th | Tajikistan | 2.45% | -3.1% |
| 181st | Togo | 2.50% | -0.6% |
| 182nd | Gambia, The | 2.53% | -3.9% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 2.56% | -0.4% |
| 184th | Madagascar | 2.60% | -0.4% |
| 185th | Gabon | 2.66% | -7.2% |
| 186th | Malawi | 2.71% | -0.7% |
| 187th | Malta | 2.73% | 19.5% |
| 188th | Namibia | 2.74% | 1.4% |
| 189th | Qatar | 2.74% | -50.3% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 2.81% | 10.8% |
| 191st | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.82% | -2.7% |
| 192nd | Cameroon | 2.83% | -5.2% |
| 193rd | Burkina Faso | 2.85% | -2.5% |
| 194th | Benin | 2.88% | -1.5% |
| 195th | Senegal | 2.89% | -3.0% |
| 196th | Mauritania | 2.99% | -0.3% |
| 197th | Mozambique | 2.99% | 2.0% |
| 198th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.01% | 0.3% |
| 199th | Zambia | 3.07% | -0.9% |
| 200th | United Arab Emirates | 3.17% | -35.6% |
| 201st | Mali | 3.19% | 0.7% |
| 202nd | Oman | 3.28% | -31.7% |
| 203rd | Chad | 3.31% | 5.3% |
| 204th | Maldives | 3.32% | -4.5% |
| 205th | Tanzania | 3.34% | -1.9% |
| 206th | Solomon Islands | 3.46% | -2.0% |
| 207th | Sudan | 3.46% | 14.0% |
| 208th | Uganda | 3.49% | 5.1% |
| 209th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.53% | -3.6% |
| 210th | Angola | 3.54% | -1.0% |
| 211th | Niger | 3.56% | -3.1% |
| 212th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.66% | 3.3% |
| 213th | Kuwait | 3.69% | -14.6% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.88% | 0.8% |
| 215th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.09% | -10.5% |
| 216th | Bahrain | 5.29% | 38.4% |
FAQ
What was Lao PDR's population growth in 2017?▾
Lao PDR's population growth in 2017 was 1.57%. This ranked 137th globally.
How did Lao PDR's population growth change in 2017?▾
Lao PDR's population growth increased by 0.5% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest population growth in 2017?▾
Bahrain had the highest population growth in 2017 at 5.29%.
What is the population growth of Lao PDR in 2017?▾
The population growth of Lao PDR in 2017 was 1.57%. This ranked 137th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Lao PDR's population growth?▾
Lao PDR's population growth went from 1.56% in 2016 to 1.57% in 2017, a 0.5% increase.
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